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| name = School Days |
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| artist = [[Stanley Clarke]] |
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| cover = Stanleyclarkeschooldays.jpg |
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| released = October 8, 1976 |
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| recorded = June 1976 |
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| Genre = [[Jazz fusion]], [[jazz-funk]] |
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| This album = '''''School Days'''''<br />(1976) |
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| producer = {{hlist|[[Stanley Clarke]]|[[Ken Scott]]}} |
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'''''School Days''''' is the fourth solo album by [[jazz fusion]] bassist [[Stanley Clarke]], released in 1976.<ref name=AM>{{cite web |title=Artist Biography by Matt Collar |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stanley-clarke-mn0000745316/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stanley Clarke gets back to 'School Days' on latest tour |url=https://www.theoaklandpress.com/entertainment/stanley-clarke-gets-back-to-school-days-on-latest-tour/article_71e689d0-0d6b-5a7a-aeba-d6a7e1c9e05b.html |website=The Oakland Press |access-date=25 March 2021}}</ref> The album reached number 34 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 200 chart and number 2 on the Jazz Albums chart.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's top pop albums, 1955-2001 |date=2001 |publisher=Record Research |page=164}}</ref><ref name = AM/> |
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==Unreleased quadraphonic version== |
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In his book ''Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust'', [[record producer]] [[Ken Scott]] explains that the album was intended for release in 4-channel [[quadraphonic sound]] in 1976. However, at the last minute the record company decided to release only a standard 2-channel [[stereo]] version instead. This required Scott to create a "fold down" version from the 4-track mixes for the stereo release. The original quadraphonic version may still exist in the record company vault, but it has never been issued.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}} |
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==Critical reception== |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Ginell">{{cite web|last1=Ginell|first1=Richard S.|title=School Days|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/school-days-mw0000649444|website=AllMusic|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref> |
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Ginell">{{cite web|last1=Ginell|first1=Richard S.|title=School Days|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/school-days-mw0000649444|website=AllMusic|accessdate=20 July 2011}}</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[The Encyclopedia of Popular Music]]'' |
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|rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref name="CL">{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=2 |page=398}}</ref> |
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|rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' |
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|rev3score = {{rating|1.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=137}}</ref> |
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|rev4 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide]]'' |
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| rev4Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="RSJRG">{{cite book|editor1-last=Swenson|editor1-first=John|title=The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide|date=1985|publisher=Rolling Stone|location=New York|isbn=0-394-72643-X|page=41|edition=1st}}</ref> |
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[[Dave Thompson (author)|Dave Thompson]], in ''Funk'', called the album a "masterful set dominated by its eight-minute title track."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Thompson |first1=Dave |title=Funk |date=2001 |publisher=Backbeat Books |page=238}}</ref> |
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'''''School Days''''' is the fourth solo album by [[jazz fusion]] bassist [[Stanley Clarke]]. The album reached number 34 in the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 200 chart and number 2 in the Jazz Albums chart.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.allmusic.com/album/school-days-mw0000649444/awards |title=School Days - Stanley Clarke | Awards | AllMusic |website=AllMusic |accessdate=22 April 2014}}</ref> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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1. "School Days" – 7:51 |
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4. "Desert Song" – 6:56 |
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# "Hot Fun" – 2:55 |
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5. "Hot Fun" – 2:55 |
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6. "Life Is Just a Game" – 9:00 |
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==Personnel== |
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* Stanley Clarke – |
* Stanley Clarke – electric bass guitar (1, 3, 5, 6), vocals (1, 6), handbells (1), acoustic piano (2, 3), piccolo bass guitar (2, 3, 6), humming (3), acoustic bass (4, 6), gong (6), chimes (6), arranger, conductor, producer |
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* [[George Duke]] – keyboards (6) |
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* [[George Duke]] – keyboards |
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* [[Icarus Johnson]] – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6) |
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* [[David Sancious]] – keyboards (1), Minimoog (2, 3), organ (3), electric guitar (5) |
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* [[Gerry Brown (drummer)|Gerry Brown]] – drums (1, 3), handbells (1) |
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* [[Billy Cobham]] – drums (6), Moog 1500 (6) |
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* [[Steve Gadd]] – drums (2, 5) |
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* [[Milt Holland]] – percussion (3), conga (4), triangle (4) |
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* [[Steve Gadd]] – drums |
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* [[Lenny White]] – drums |
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* Earl Chapin, [[John Clark (musician)|John Clark]], Peter Gordon, Wilmer Wise – horns |
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* [[Milt Holland]] – congas, percussion |
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* [[Al Aarons]], Stewart Blumberg, [[George Bohanon]], [[Buddy Childers]], Robert Findley, Gary Grant, Lew McCreary, [[Jack Nimitz]], William Peterson, Dalton Smith - brass |
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* [[Tom Malone (musician)|Tom Malone]] – trombone |
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* Marilyn Baker, Thomas Buffum, [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]], Rollice Dale, Robert Dubow, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Dennis Karmazyn, Gordon Marron, [[Lya Stern]], Ron Strauss, [[Marcia Van Dyke]], John Wittenberg – strings |
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* [[Alan Rubin]] – trumpet |
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* [[Lew Soloff]] – trumpet |
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* Earl Chapin – horn |
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* Peter Gordon – horn |
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* Wilmer Wise – horn |
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* [[Al Aarons]] – brass |
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* Stewart Blumberg – brass |
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* [[George Bohanon]] – brass |
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* [[Buddy Childers]] – brass |
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* Robert Findley – brass |
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* Gary Grant – brass |
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* Lew McCreary – brass |
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* [[Jack Nimitz]] – brass |
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* William Peterson – brass |
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* Dalton Smith – brass |
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* Marilyn Baker – strings |
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* Thomas Buffum – strings |
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* David Campbell – strings |
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* Rollice Dale – strings |
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* Robert Dubow – strings |
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* Janice Gower – strings |
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* Karen Jones – strings |
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* Dennis Karmazyn – strings |
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* Gordon Marron – strings |
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* [[Lya Stern]] – strings |
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* Ron Strauss – strings |
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* [[Marcia Van Dyke]] – strings |
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* John Wittenberg – strings<ref name="AM credits">{{cite web|title=School Days - Stanley Clarke {{!}} Credits {{!}} AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/school-days-mw0000649444/credits|website=AllMusic|accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> |
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==Production== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Stanley Clarke}} |
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{{John McLaughlin}} |
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[[Category:1976 albums]] |
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[[Category:Albums recorded at Electric Lady Studios]] |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Stanley Clarke]] |
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[[Category:Epic Records albums]] |
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[[Category:Jazz-funk albums]] |
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School Days is the fourth solo album by jazz fusion bassist Stanley Clarke, released in 1976.[2][3] The album reached number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart and number 2 on the Jazz Albums chart.[4][2]
Unreleased quadraphonic version
[edit]In his book Abbey Road to Ziggy Stardust, record producer Ken Scott explains that the album was intended for release in 4-channel quadraphonic sound in 1976. However, at the last minute the record company decided to release only a standard 2-channel stereo version instead. This required Scott to create a "fold down" version from the 4-track mixes for the stereo release. The original quadraphonic version may still exist in the record company vault, but it has never been issued.[citation needed]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Dave Thompson, in Funk, called the album a "masterful set dominated by its eight-minute title track."[8]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks composed by Stanley Clarke.
- Side One
1. "School Days" – 7:51
2. "Quiet Afternoon" – 5:09
3. "The Dancer" – 5:27
- Side Two
4. "Desert Song" – 6:56
5. "Hot Fun" – 2:55
6. "Life Is Just a Game" – 9:00
Personnel
[edit]- Stanley Clarke – electric bass guitar (1, 3, 5, 6), vocals (1, 6), handbells (1), acoustic piano (2, 3), piccolo bass guitar (2, 3, 6), humming (3), acoustic bass (4, 6), gong (6), chimes (6), arranger, conductor, producer
- George Duke – keyboards (6)
- Ray Gomez – electric guitar (1, 3, 5), rhythm guitar (3)
- Icarus Johnson – acoustic guitar (6), electric guitar (6)
- John McLaughlin – acoustic guitar (4)
- David Sancious – keyboards (1), Minimoog (2, 3), organ (3), electric guitar (5)
- Gerry Brown – drums (1, 3), handbells (1)
- Billy Cobham – drums (6), Moog 1500 (6)
- Steve Gadd – drums (2, 5)
- Milt Holland – percussion (3), conga (4), triangle (4)
- Tom Malone, Dave Taylor – trombone
- Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff – trumpet
- Earl Chapin, John Clark, Peter Gordon, Wilmer Wise – horns
- Al Aarons, Stewart Blumberg, George Bohanon, Buddy Childers, Robert Findley, Gary Grant, Lew McCreary, Jack Nimitz, William Peterson, Dalton Smith - brass
- Marilyn Baker, Thomas Buffum, David Campbell, Rollice Dale, Robert Dubow, Janice Gower, Karen Jones, Dennis Karmazyn, Gordon Marron, Lya Stern, Ron Strauss, Marcia Van Dyke, John Wittenberg – strings
Production
[edit]- Lynn Dreese Breslin – art direction
- Bob Defrin – art direction
- Ken Scott – producer, engineer, remixing
- Jerry Solomon – assistant engineer
- Ed Thacker – assistant engineer
- Michael Frondelli – assistant engineer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 398.
- ^ a b "Artist Biography by Matt Collar". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Stanley Clarke gets back to 'School Days' on latest tour". The Oakland Press. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel Whitburn's top pop albums, 1955-2001. Record Research. p. 164.
- ^ Ginell, Richard S. "School Days". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 137.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide (1st ed.). New York: Rolling Stone. p. 41. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (2001). Funk. Backbeat Books. p. 238.